{{mtdiscongtoc}}{{tnr}}The [[United States House of Representatives elections, 2012|2012 U.S. House of Representatives]] elections in [[Montana]] will take place on [[United States Congress elections, 2012|November 6, 2012]]. Voters will '''elect one candidate to serve in the [[U.S. House]]''' from [[Montana's at-large congressional district|the state's at-large congressional district]].

+

{{mtdiscongtoc}}{{tnr}}The [[United States House of Representatives elections, 2012|2012 U.S. House of Representatives]] elections in [[Montana]] took place on [[United States Congress elections, 2012|November 6, 2012]]. Voters '''elected one candidate to serve in the [[U.S. House]]''' from [[Montana's at-large congressional district|the state's at-large congressional district]].

−

The [[Signature_requirements_and_deadlines_for_2012_U.S._Congress_elections|signature filing deadline]] for candidates wishing to run is March 12, 2012. The primary elections will be held on June 5, 2012.

+

[[Steve Daines]] (R) won election to the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012.<ref>[http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/House/2012/ ''Politico'' "2012 Election Map, Montana"]</ref>

+

+

{{Congintro2012

+

|Filing deadline=March 12, 2012

+

|Primary date=June 5, 2012

+

|Primary=Montana has a mixed primary: Democrats hold an [[Open primary|open primary]], meaning any registered voter can vote in the party's primary, while Republicans hold a [[Closed primary|closed caucus]], restricted to party members.

+

|Voter registration=Voters had to register to vote in the primary by February 11. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 6.<ref>[http://sos.mt.gov/elections/Vote/index.asp ''Montana Secretary of State'' "Voter Information," Accessed July 25, 2012]</ref>

+

|State=Montana

+

|Incumbent=The contenders were battling for an open seat, as incumbent [[Denny Rehberg]] (R) was challenging current U.S. Senator [[Jon Tester]] (D) for his seat in the Senate.}}

+

+

[[Montana]] has a single [[Montana's at-large congressional district|at-large congressional district]], which is made up of the entire [[Montana|state]].

−

The incumbent heading into the election is [[Denny Rehberg]] (R), who was first elected in 2000.

Montana's at-large District was included in the [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee#Red to Blue|Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]]'s "Red to Blue List," which identifies districts that the organization has specifically targeted to flip from Republican to Democratic control.<ref>[http://www.dccc.org/pages/redtoblue ''DCCC,'' "Red to Blue 2012"]</ref>

+

+

====Cook Political Report's PVI====

+

:''See also: [[Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index]]''

+

In 2012, ''Cook Political Report'' released its updated figures on the [[Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index|Partisan Voter Index]], which measures each congressional district's partisanship relative to the rest of the country. [[Montana's at-large congressional district]] has a PVI of R+7, which was the 145th most Republican district in the country. In 2008, this district was won by [[John McCain]] (R), 51-49 percent over [[Barack Obama]] (D). In 2004, George W. Bush (R) won the district 61-40 percent over [[John Kerry]] (D).<ref>[http://cookpolitical.com/application/writable/uploads/2012_PVI_by_District.pdf ''Cook Political Report'' "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" Accessed October 2012]</ref>

Candidates

Note: Election results were added on election night as races were called. Vote totals were added after official election results had been certified. For more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan, click here. If you find any errors in this list, please email: Geoff Pallay.

Race background

Montana's at-large District was included in the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's "Red to Blue List," which identifies districts that the organization has specifically targeted to flip from Republican to Democratic control.[14]

Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.